Ayanna Pressley Married Life, Know About Her Husband & Family

As she announced plans to run for the U.S. Congress, Ayanna Pressley is as a long-shot candidate. She is currently working on the Boston City Council. Just like Bernie Sanders, Laura Linney, Deb Haaland, and Melanie Zanona, she is also a very strong candidate. She actually has an extremely powerful candidate; however, on September 4, Pressley won a stunning victory against her opponent Michael Capuano. Capuano is now about to become the first African American ever elected to the House of Representatives from Massachusetts.

Want to know who is behind the back of Michael as a string pillar? Well, he is none other than her husband, Conan Harris. If you want to know the more inside story between the couple, we suggest you read the entire article. So, scroll down below.

Who is Ayanna Pressley? Bio and Wiki

The American politician, Ayanna Pressley was born on 3rd February 1974 as Ayanna Soyini Pressley. She holds American citizenship and is of  ‎Afro-American ethnicity. Pressley, 45, grew up in Chicago with her mother. She says her dad struggled with substance abuse and was in prison for much of her adolescence. Pressley, as a young female, decided to leave college and work complete time to help her mother.

On the other hand, her current husband Harris also grew up in a single-mother household. He says he grew up along with a powerful female. Likewise, she completes her graduation from Boston University in sociology. Besides, her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

How much is Ayanna Pressley’s Net Worth? Salary

Ayanna Pressley earns a good amount of money from her professional career as an American politician. Although the exact amount of figures isn’t disclosed, it is not less than a thousand dollars mark. Since 2019, Pressley is working as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’s 7th congressional district.

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On the other hand, her husband Conan’s net worth comes from his work over a period of 13 years. As per some sources, his salary is around $85000 per year. Likewise, he has worked in many positions like Street worker manager, program editor for The Boston Foundation-StreetSafe Boston and is currently serving as Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper Norton.

Who is Ayanna Pressley’s Husband? Know about her Married Life

Ayanna is living a hot and happening professional life as well as very smooth married life. As said before, she is married to Conan Harris. Her husband Harris is a strong and vocal supporter of his wife’s achievement. Mayor Walsh appointed Ayanna’s husband Harris as the director of My Brother’s Keeper’s Boston chapter in 2016. Ayanna and Conan shares quite a similar childhood. Both of them grew up alongside a single mother.

Ayanna Pressley & Conan Harris’ Children

As per the report, Harris has a nine-year-old daughter, Cora Harris from his former relationship. He’s a loving dad who thanked Cora openly for offering him “the best title he has ever had, and that is a father.” in his words.

He also posted on Facebook about how proud he was to get Pressley elected to work with his spouse, daughter, and mom. Cora lives in Dorchester’s Ashmont / Adams neighborhood with Harris and Pressley. Pressley doesn’t have any children on her own, but she loves her step daugther dearly.

Ayanna Pressley Past Relationships

There are no details about her past relationship as she has always kept her persoanl details to herself. However, Pressley says that she survived sexual abuse as a child in Chicago. She also claims she was raped at Boston College when she was a 19-year-old student. Pressley, as a member of the city council, has called on schools to do better work to protect young females from sexual assault and rape.

Pressley confessed during a City Council conference in 2011 that she was a victim of rape. She said she didn’t plan to speak about her experience afterward, but she said it just came out naturally. Not everyone is as strong as Pressly to talk about the assault and harassment they faced. This is one of the reasons why people irrevocably love her.